Drop the puck!

I always love the start of a new season of any sport. Everyone's undefeated and the possibilities are endless. I'd do some team previews for the NHL, but besides the lack of time and inspiration, my previews would be too biased (and wouldn't actually be previews). They'd sound like this:

New York Rangers: Puffnuts and his band of overrated Pussycats
New York Islanders: You're kidding, right?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Heroes of the Mulletman Militia
Philadelphia Flyers: Assclowns of the Atlantic Division

etc. You see what I mean. So I direct you for good, relatively unbiased previews of all the teams over at Neate Sager's blog, Out of Left Field (which is a great read at any time).

I couldn't let this go without mentioning it. Now, I'm all for expressing one's opinion- but there are some dudes you just don't want to hear from, like Jeremy Shockey or T.O. Former National Preston Wilson falls into that category. Here's what he had to say about Frank Robinson's firing:

"Frank did as good a job as he could," Wilson said. "He was in a situation when the GM didn't always back him. . . . There were certain guys that when Frank said something, they went to the GM and wanted their own way."

Wilson also directed some of the blame to certain players in the clubhouse last year who he said were not professional in their behavior. Wilson declined to give names, but that those players' behavior resulted in Robinson having to ban music and television from the clubhouse.

Look, I know the players aren't saints. But Wilson was well known for being a jerk, and the Nats were smart by getting rid of him. I suspect his arrogant attitude (in addition to his crappy play) led to his designation for assignment by the Astros in August; he should count his lucky stars that he was picked up by the Cardinals. Anyway, this just proves what an asshat he is. He takes an unfortunate situation about Frank Robinson and turns it into a gripe about his former team. Who does that?!?